Creativity is at its best when there’s a free flow between truth and fiction, between your world and the world of the story. Stories are better when you let life in. I was reminded of this recently by an interview on Extraordinary Routines blog with creativity guy Austin Kleon. He talks about the importance of wandering and discovering and defines a successful day for him: “As long as I write in my diary, publish a blog post, take a walk and read a book, that’s been a good day.” It reminded me why I write stories and the kind of…